Notes

1] Perks: a "species of dishonesty ... which is a convenient abbreviation of the word 'perquisites'... It applies to such unconsidered trifles as wax candle ends, and may cover the larcenous abstraction by our man-servant of forgotten coats and vests" (OED, "perk," n. 2, first quotation, dated 1869).codger: chap. Back to Line